Manaphy
マナフィ Manaphy
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Artwork from D/P
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HP
3
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0
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Manaphy (Japanese: マナフィ Manaphy) is a Water-type legendary Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. However, it has the unprecedented ability to breed, though the offspring is a Phione. Manaphy was the last Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex before the Platinum expansion.
Biology
Physiology
Manaphy is a small, blue, aquatic Pokémon. It has stubby feet and club-like arms that are longer than its body. Manaphy has a red gem on its chest. Manaphy has a round head with a pair of long blue antennae. Eighty percent of Manaphy's body is made of water and is highly susceptible to its environment. One of these reactions is that when Manaphy reproduces in an ocean that's warmer than those that they are native to, the child will be a Phione as opposed to another Manaphy.
Gender differences
Manaphy is genderless.
Special abilities
Due to Manaphy's high water content in its body, it can heal itself whenever it is raining. Manaphy can control water and focus it into attacks such as Water Pulse and BubbleBeam. Manaphy can also switch the perspective of people, and Pokémon, with each other, by using its signature move, Heart Swap. Manaphy is able to recall its birthplace as well.
Behavior
Due to the presence of the special egg, most portrayals of Manaphy are newborns with a childlike demeanor.
Habitat
Manaphy appears to be native to the cold oceans of the Fiore region, but cannot hatch there, instead only being able to be hatched in the Sinnoh region. Strangely, all eggs Manaphy produces in Sinnoh hatch into Phione.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Manaphy is the star of the ninth movie, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. It is initially an egg that an evil gang and its leader wants to steal. Manaphy hatches in May's hands and helps the People of the Water to find the Samiya. It is known as the Prince of the Sea. It was mentioned in Up Close and Personable! but not seen.
Manaphy also makes a cameo in Together and in We Will Be Heroes.
In the manga
In the manga "Pokémon Ranger - The Comic," Cameron from Summerland found Manaphy's Egg on Fiore's Sea, then it was stolen by the Go-Rock Squad who wanted to use its enormous powers for bad purposes when it hatched. This plan failed when Solana and Lunick saved the egg and it was given to Prof. Hastings's granddaughter who lives in Sinnoh.
Manaphy also appears as a silhouette in the Emerald chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga. Guile Hideout plans to use a fake Kyogre created by Jirachi to find Manaphy, although the reason he is targeting it is unknown.
In the TCG
- Main article: Manaphy (TCG)
Other appearances
Manaphy on Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
When released from a Poké Ball, Manaphy uses Heart Swap, which temporarily switches the body of the user with another player. KO's still count for the original player.
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: While exploring Surrounded Sea, the team find a Wonder egg that hatches into a Manaphy. They look after it for a while but it becomes sick from spending too long out of the sea. Manaphy is sent to live with a Walrein but returns soon after the defeat of Darkrai to officially join the team. Manaphy loves to explore and discovered the Marine Resort.
Pokédex entries
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| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
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| III
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation III.
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| IV
| Diamond
| Born on a cold seafloor, it will swim great distances to return to its birthplace.
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| Pearl
| Water makes up 80% of its body. This Pokémon is easily affected by its environment.
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| Platinum
| It is born with a wondrous power that lets it bond with any kind of Pokémon.
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| HeartGold
| Currently unknown
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| SoulSilver
| Currently unknown
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Game locations
In side games
In events
Stats
Base stats
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 160 - 207
| 310 - 404
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| 94 - 167
| 184 - 328
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| 94 - 167
| 184 - 328
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| 94 - 167
| 184 - 328
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| 94 - 167
| 184 - 328
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| 94 - 167
| 184 - 328
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Manaphy is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Manaphy's English name was uncovered, alongside the English name of Sinnoh, within the internal data of Pokémon Ranger on November 2, 2006.
- Jirachi, Manaphy, and Phione are the only legendary Pokémon to have not been given an in-game location in the main series as of yet.
- Manaphy is also the only event Pokémon to date that debuted in a spin-off game rather than in the main series.
- Manaphy is actually lighter and shorter than Phione.
- Manaphy and Ditto are the only Pokémon that are both able to breed and unobtainable through breeding.
- Manaphy and Phione are the only legendary Pokémon capable of producing eggs in a daycare legitimately.
- Manaphy is tied with Heatran for the fastest hatch time among legendary Pokémon at only 11 egg cycles.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2, Manaphy is constantly referred to as a male.
- In Manaphy's Platinum Pokédex entry, it says that it can connect with the heart of any Pokémon using a special power it possesses from birth, which is a reference to Manaphy's signature move, Heart Swap. However, Manaphy actually can't learn this move until level 76.
- Manaphy is the last Water-type Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
- Aside from Pokémon Snap, Manaphy and Phione are currently the only legendary Pokémon clearly shown hatching from eggs. In the games, Manaphy is the only Pokémon whose egg is different than the standard sprite.
- Manaphy's title, "The Prince of the Sea," may be a reference to the sea butterfly. Another name for the sea butterfly is Thecosomata, which means "sluglike angel of the sea."
- It is nearly impossible to get a shiny Manaphy. Most Mystery Gifted Pokémon are coded so that if the personality value generated for the Pokémon is one that would make it shiny under the Trainer it is given to, the personality value is regenerated until it ends up not shiny. However, transferring in a Manaphy egg via Mystery Gift will only cause the egg's generated value to be checked against the current Trainer ID and Secret ID. Thus, on trading to another game, with a different Trainer ID and secret ID, the Manaphy has a chance at hatching shiny.
- Despite the fact that a Manaphy egg needs to hatch in warmer regions than its original region, the only place it can be transferred to before the introduction of HeartGold and SoulSilver was Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, which all take place in Sinnoh, a rather cold place to hatch such a thing.
Origin
Manaphy may be based upon sea angels, tiny transparent ocean mollusks that look like ocean fairies and possess pairs of flexible tentacles they use to feed.
Name origin
Manaphy's name may be based on manatee, the name of a water-dwelling mammal. It could also be a combination of mana and fairy.
In other languages
Events
- There were many events giving away Manaphy through Mystery Gift in 2007. These special edition Manaphy were contained in a Cherish Ball. They were also holding a Red Scarf, most likely a reference to May's scarf in the ninth movie.
- The code to unlock the Manaphy mission in the North American version of Pokémon Ranger is
P8M2-9D6F-43H7, while in the European version, it is Mg35-Cpb8-4FW8.
Related articles
External links
Notes
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Manaphy images on Bulbagarden Archives.
